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The tariff system of a local electric power utility: its contribution to the company's performance in a changing environment.

by Mak Chai-ming. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1991. / Bibliography: leaves 58-59. / ABSTRACT --- p.ii / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iii / LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.v / ACKNOWLEDGEMENT --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter II. --- THE POWER INDUSTRY AND ITS PRODUCT --- p.3 / The Characteristics of Electricity --- p.3 / Power Industry of Hong Kong --- p.4 / The Product Profile of Electricity --- p.5 / Load Factor --- p.6 / Load Factor and Cost --- p.7 / Chapter III. --- BUSINESS CHALLENGES IN THE POST WAR DECADES --- p.12 / The Critical Problems - The First Challenge --- p.13 / The Scheme of Control Agreement --- p.14 / Goals and Objectives of CLP --- p.15 / Coal as Input - The Second Challenge --- p.16 / Chapter IV. --- COST OF ELECTRICITY AND ITS PRICING --- p.18 / The Tariff Structures --- p.18 / The Tariff of the Past --- p.19 / The Present Tariff --- p.19 / Cost of Service Study Model --- p.20 / Cost Identification --- p.21 / Cost Functionalisation --- p.21 / Costing Period Determination --- p.22 / Cost Allocation --- p.27 / Results and Interpretation --- p.28 / Rate of Return Determination --- p.28 / Unit Cost Analysis --- p.31 / Chapter V. --- REVIEW OF THE PRESENT TARIFF STRUCTURE --- p.35 / Objectives of the Present Tariff --- p.35 / Performance of the Tariff --- p.36 / Performance of the Company --- p.37 / Load Factor Improvement --- p.40 / Chapter VI --- THE NEW CHALLENGES AND THE STRATEGIES --- p.42 / The New Challenges --- p.42 / Changes in The External Market --- p.42 / The 1997 Issue of Hong Kong --- p.43 / Fuel Advantages Exhausted --- p.44 / The Company's Strategies Facing the New Challenges --- p.44 / Deferring Capital Investment --- p.45 / Supply Side Management --- p.45 / Diversification --- p.46 / Chapter VII. --- PROJECTED PERFORMANCE OF THE TARIFF --- p.49 / Maximum Demand Forecast and Generating Capacity Requirement --- p.49 / Projected Expenditure and Revenue Requirement --- p.50 / The New Objectives of the Tariff --- p.50 / Least Cost Planning --- p.50 / Energy Conservation --- p.50 / Factors to Consider for the Detailed Design of the Tariff --- p.50 / Price Elasticity --- p.52 / Scheme of Control --- p.52 / Load Factor Improvement --- p.52 / Chapter VIII. --- CONCLUSION --- p.53 / APPENDIX --- p.54 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.58

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_318702
Date January 1991
ContributorsMak, Chai-ming., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Business Administration.
PublisherChinese University of Hong Kong
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, vi, 59 leaves : ill. (1 folded) ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, Hong Kong, China, Hong Kong
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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